Alex Kearney

Brian and I sat down with @deantak.bsky.social to talk about the alpha version of the Behaviour Engine 👾 We're so excited to finally share with developers and designers, powering completely new experiences.

Get ready to see a whole new era of games.

Check out the article 👇

🗳️ 2025 vote cast 🇨🇦 (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2025/04/28/2025-vo)

I MADE A FRIEND (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2025/04/18/i-made-a-f)

Going underground. (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2025/04/17/going-unde)

A tiny dip into 🇰🇷 at Gamcheon Cultural Village (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2025/04/17/a-tiny-dip)

Found the flag in nature tonight 🇯🇵 painted sky and a perfect red sun. (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2025/04/15/found-the)

A walk in the (Ritsurin) park. (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2025/04/12/a-walk-in)

At kinkaku-ji (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2025/04/10/at-kinkaku)

Fix the brain drain first, then attract new talents!

Attracting talent from outside Canada is good in principle, but not at the price of forgetting about all the brilliant researchers who are already in Canada looking for a good position within Canada. 🇨🇦

Jungle brunch nestled in a flower shop.

I took my family to a brunch spot that I found six years ago. It was memorable, but I always worry that when you return to a place it won’t live up to the original sparkle.

It was a hit. (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2025/04/05/jungle-bru)

An observation travelling over the past few weeks: Uptick in conspicuous Canadian flags on luggage 🇨🇦. Clearly folks are eager to signal they're not one of _those_ North Americans.

I feel like I saw a lot more of this in the late 90s; perhaps […] https://kongaloosh.com/e/2025/04/03/an-observa

Taking a little break and going on an adventure.

Edmonton International Airport, Alberta, Canada → Calgary International Airport, Alberta, Canada → Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport, Chiba, Japan (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2025/4/3/taking-a-little-break-and-going-on-an-adventure)

A serious umami bomb at Menshos.

Fist time queuing for ramen, but absolutely worth the wait. A bit of drama, as someone fainted in line ahead of us.

Perfectly balanced broth. (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2025/3/21/a-serious-umami-bomb-at-menshos)

In the wild: a cubist looking flatiron (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2025/3/21/in-the-wild-a-cubist-looking-flatiron)

We're building (hardware). Grabbing the materials to build a mini-ramp this spring ✨🛹 (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2025/2/2/we-re-building-hardware)

Getting back into baking bread. I recently found a recipe that makes less mess and requires less babysitting. (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2024/12/26/getting-back-into-baking-bread)

RLC 2024 was a fun event, and it is likely to become the top venue for the RL Community. Consider submitting your RL papers to this conference.
(Edmonton, Alberta 🇨🇦 is also a beautiful and relaxing city in the summer.)
#ReinforcementLearning

In the calzone 🍕😎

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2024-12-10 23:01:00 in John's Pizzeria, 260, West 44th Street, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10036, United States By Alex Kearney

__Food pizza work travel

new wheel day ✨

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2024-12-07 20:51:00 in Windsor Park, Greater Strathcona, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada By Alex Kearney (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2024/12/7/new-wheel-day)

I'm very excited to announce that the call for papers for RLC is now out! We (Adam, Phil, Andy, and @cathywu.bsky.social) were very careful when drafting it.

Note there are changes from last year. A major change I'm excited about is the introduction of a Cover Page. Do read the CfP!

I'm refactoring 10-year-old code that I still depend on, and it feels like a conversation with my past self. So many questions, so little explanation! (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2024/11/30/im-refacto)

https://kongaloosh.com/data/2024/11/29/gm-0.jpg
GM 🌞 (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2024/11/29/gm)

The unofficial logo of the Adaptive Agents Lab (Adage). It shows a cylindrical robot with some gauges and buttons on it.

🎉Good news, everyone! 🎉
I will recruit graduate students on the algorithmic and theoretical aspects of Reinforcement Learning.
You will join Adage, @mila-quebec.bsky.social and @polymtl.bsky.social.
More info on why and how you should apply:
academic.sologen.net/2024/11/22/g...
Deadline: Dec 1st

Hello, world.

It's been a little while. This is a fediverse test to see if my personal site is syndicating properly to bluesky. (https://kongaloosh.com/e/2024/11/27/its-been-a)